LEGO Voyagers Review

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In 2019, Light Brick Studio created *LEGO Builder’s Journey*, a charming puzzle game known for its surprisingly lovely visuals. I discovered it on the Nintendo Switch in 2021 and immediately enjoyed its calming feel, clever puzzles, and touching story. Because of that, I was really looking forward to their new game, *LEGO Voyagers*.

Similar to the game *Builder’s Journey*, *LEGO Voyagers* from Light Brick Studio offers a heartwarming and challenging puzzle experience. This time, you can play the entire adventure with a friend in co-op mode. It builds on everything that made *Builder’s Journey* great, and truly captures the spirit of Lego building.

LEGO Voyagers Understands The Magic Behind a Simple Construction Toy

LEGO Voyagers follows two LEGO brick characters who discover a crashed rocket and decide to investigate. I don’t want to reveal any details about the story, as the way it slowly unfolds is one of the game’s best features. Like Builder’s Journey, LEGO Voyagers tells a story that’s simple enough for kids to understand, but has deeper emotional layers that will really resonate with older players. The ending is particularly powerful and moving – it’s something I won’t soon forget.

It’s remarkable how effectively *LEGO Voyagers* tells its story, especially since it relies on mostly expressionless LEGO figures and has no spoken words. What makes it even more impressive is the amount of freedom players have to explore and make their own choices throughout the game.

LEGO Voyagers Puts Creativity and Freedom At The Forefront

In *LEGO Voyagers*, everything revolves around realistic physics. Players control a LEGO brick that moves naturally through levels built from actual LEGO pieces. The game focuses on using these physics to solve puzzles and navigate simple platforming challenges.

Although realistic platforming can sometimes be tricky, *LEGO Voyagers* avoids this problem with a clever ‘snap’ system. Players can press a button to instantly connect to the nearest LEGO stud, preventing frustrating falls after a missed jump. This feature will likely be especially helpful for families playing together.

The quick building feature is key to how you play *LEGO Voyagers*. Throughout the game, you’ll often need to build structures – like bridges or towers – to get across gaps or reach higher areas. You do this by finding LEGO bricks in the world and snapping them together, connecting each brick to a specific point. Combining building with platforming creates clever puzzles, and this is the core of *LEGO Voyagers*’ gameplay.

Unlike other games that make you build things a certain way to solve puzzles, *LEGO Voyagers* gives players a ton of LEGO bricks and lets them figure out solutions however they want. This freedom, combined with the game’s realistic physics, creates endless possibilities. While this can sometimes make puzzles feel a little too simple, it’s still incredibly rewarding to solve them because you’ve created a unique solution all on your own.

LEGO Voyagers truly embodies the creativity and teamwork that LEGO is known for, thanks to its open gameplay and smooth cooperative play. This is especially clear when players get to build and personalize a vehicle, choosing parts from a moving conveyor belt, painting them, and attaching them piece by piece.

Even though it’s a short scene, it perfectly captures the feeling of searching through a huge LEGO bin for just the right piece. These moments not only show how much the game values creativity and teamwork, but they’re also likely to bring back fond childhood memories for players.

LEGO Voyagers Wants You to Stop and Smell The Plastic Roses

LEGO Voyagers is a wonderfully comforting game from beginning to end, and its overall design really reinforces that feeling. Similar to Builder’s Journey, it’s a visually stunning experience, with remarkable lighting that creates a warm and inviting atmosphere.

One of the best parts of *LEGO Voyagers* is its sound design. While the game features calming music, it’s used subtly, letting the sound effects really shine. You’ll constantly hear the satisfying sounds of LEGO bricks connecting and tumbling, and the little brick characters have charming, high-pitched voices that are sure to delight.

LEGO Voyagers performed exceptionally well on my standard PlayStation 5. The game maintained a smooth and consistent framerate throughout, and I only encountered one brief, barely noticeable instance of slightly blurry visuals during a short cutscene.

The biggest downside to *LEGO Voyagers* is its length and lack of replay value. You can complete the game in just 3-4 hours, and while the puzzles offer some freedom to find different solutions, there’s nothing to gain by playing again once you’ve finished the story. The game doesn’t offer any side missions or collectibles to discover within its visually appealing worlds.

While *LEGO Voyagers* doesn’t have a lot of extra things to do outside the main game, players are encouraged to explore and play with everything around them. You’ll often earn PlayStation Trophies or Achievements just for interacting with the environment.

LEGO Voyagers is a beautifully charming game with a surprisingly heartfelt story and fun gameplay. While its physics-based puzzles might be a little too simple for older players, and the game is relatively short at around 3-4 hours, it’s an enjoyable adventure that will leave players of all ages with a smile.

LEGO Voyagers is now available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, the new Switch 2, and Xbox Series X/S. We received a PlayStation code from the developers to complete this review.

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2025-09-24 22:52